Post B4mkw19OlHSPRozt8S by i_dont_like_ai@mastodon.social
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 (DIR) Post #B4WpYUr83bTprvhG7s by edinburghlinuxcafe@mastodon.scot
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       Hello! We are Edinburgh Linux Cafe, joining Mastodon was something we meant to do for a while but never got around to. We are a small but dedicated group helping people to install Linux on their laptops. Our interests are Linux (obviously), repair, reuse, and bicycles. Amazing to see that we have actually been mentioned already (👋 @DoomsdaysCW )!
       
 (DIR) Post #B4XCo6hztyCwYYq1wm by MyricaGale@mastodon.scot
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       @edinburghlinuxcafe Hi, welcome to Mastodon! You may find it interesting to follow Leah Rowe (if you're not already doing so). @libreleahSupplies Libreboot (based on Coreboot). https://libreboot.org/
       
 (DIR) Post #B4XCo6vT5sz1EL8mwa by libreleah@mas.to
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       @MyricaGale @edinburghlinuxcafe i sell libreboot, and libreboot accessories
       
 (DIR) Post #B4mkw0lICuAuF3idYu by linuxgnome@todon.eu
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       @i_dont_like_ai @pvanheus @edinburghlinuxcafe @DoomsdaysCW The only time I've needed a dongle for Linux is for a Lenovo thin edge. My kit from PCSpecialist and Novatech works just fine with wifi.
       
 (DIR) Post #B4mkw10BJY5IzEgWlk by linuxgnome@todon.eu
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       @i_dont_like_ai @pvanheus @edinburghlinuxcafe @DoomsdaysCW I have a 14-yr-old laptop from PCSpecialist running Kali and occasionally TAILS from a usb stick - no problem with the wifi. Just for info. No dongle needed for that.
       
 (DIR) Post #B4mkw19OlHSPRozt8S by i_dont_like_ai@mastodon.social
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       @linuxgnome @pvanheus @edinburghlinuxcafe @DoomsdaysCW That's wonderful, and it is a healthy ecological perspective on putting old laptops to new use via Linux; like you, I often find that it works perfectly well.For all students who are about to buy a new laptop, where is the 'canonical' list that says--do not by that HP but buy such and such Asus instead if you wish to run such and such Linux--but tune it this way? Ubuntu tried to make such a list for a while. Idea: make a Wiki or so for it.
       
 (DIR) Post #B4mkw1OHrvMoBzxmLI by edinburghlinuxcafe@mastodon.scot
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       @i_dont_like_ai @linuxgnome @pvanheus @DoomsdaysCW that would be an extremely useful list! Where I think it could get complicated is that some devices work well with some distributions but not others. Think of the device compatibility list of the relatively small list of open source Android ROMs, applied to the much more diverse range of Linux distributions. I don't have the spoons to take on this task, worthwhile though it would definitely be.
       
 (DIR) Post #B4mkw1cozszcv4lNzs by edinburghlinuxcafe@mastodon.scot
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       @i_dont_like_ai @linuxgnome @pvanheus @DoomsdaysCW Having said that, would be happy to setup a wiki somewhere (codeberg?) if there was enough potential contributors. There are also some existing communities (Rebel Tech Alliance, Tech Reclaimers) who might be interested.EDIT: the Tech Reclaimers are on the fedi! @TheBulletin and https://video.infiniteloop.tv/c/techreclaimers_channel/videos